In dealing with individual problems and difficulties, critical social work (CSW) is an emancipatory practice which seeks to address social injustice. In this book the author draws on almost 40 years' experience as a social worker to consider CSW in core areas of practice with children and families. Fully updated to cover the impact of austerity, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and cost of living crisis, this accessible textbook is essential reading for students, educators and practitioners of child and family social work. It features: * clearly signposted 'theory' and 'practice' sections; * over 10 case studies including those drawn from the author's experience; * end of chapter 'Key points' summaries; * further reading suggestions. With expanded coverage of race and intersectionality, contextual safeguarding and critical child protection, the book champions the development of resilient social workers working towards a more just and equal world.

About the Author
Steve Rogowski practiced as a social worker, mainly with children and families, across five decades and has published widely in a variety of social work and social policy journals and magazines. He is now an independent scholar with three published books on social work: Social Work: The Rise and Fall of a Profession? Second Edition (2020): Social Work with Children and Families: Reflections of a Critical Practitioner (2016); and Critical Social Work with Children and Families: Theory, Context and Practice, First Edition (2013).

Reviews
"Rogowski ... has come up trumps with this latest work which focuses on children and family work in the UK ... the book is a useful complement to the contemporary UK radical literature in its attempt to bridge the divide between the academic standpoint of those works and the actualities of practice." British Journal of Social Work "... a much needed contribution to social work knowledge." Journal of Social Policy
"A valuable contribution to social work literature and is particularly timely in the current economic and social climate." Laura Davis, Senior Practitioner Social Worker, Emergency Duty Service
"Steve Rogowski provides an urgent, powerful and critical connection of theory and practice, set in its historical and political context by a real social worker about real social problems with real service users." Kevin Brown, MCI Management Center Innsbruck



Book Information
ISBN 9781447369295
Author Steve Rogowski
Format Paperback
Page Count 238
Imprint Policy Press
Publisher Bristol University Press